You probably already know by now that Cherry Mobile just updated its Flare series of smartphones with three new models. Two of these are the Cherry Mobile Flare 4 and Cherry Mobile Flare S4. What are the major differences between the two?

Perhaps it would be a little bit easier to mention their similarities. They both have 5-inch HD IPS screens, dual-SIM capabilities, 4G data, Android 5.1 Lollipop, and Php 4,999 price tags. However, it’s important to note that these two phones are not identical, even though their specs are almost exactly alike.

Here’s the first thing you need to know about the Cherry Mobile Flare 4: it comes with an ergonomic premium back cover, one that’s intended to make a user feel as if it’s not an inexpensive budget phone. It also has a metallic coating on its sides which further adds to the premium feel. Basically, it’s made to look pretty much like a “grown-up” version of the original Cherry Mobile Flare, and that is undoubtedly a very a good thing.

And what about the Flare S4? This one also has a special back cover, but instead of just being smooth and ergonomic, it actually has a premium “Luxe” design. It reminds one of the back cover on the much more expensive Asus ZenFone Deluxe. It’s kind of crazy how you can get almost the exact same kind of back cover on a much less pricier phone.

The Luxe back cover of the Flare S4 might just be one of its major draws, but it’s not a bad phone when it comes to overall specs either. It shares many of the Flare 4’s internals, including a 1.3GHz octa-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD card support, and all the wireless smartphone features you can think of (except NFC).

One final difference between the Flare 4 and Flare S4 that’s worth noting: the Flare 4 has a 2100mAh battery and the Flare S4 has a 2200mAh battery. A small difference, but we’ll see how much that affects the overall battery life of each phone.

Like the Flare 4, the Flare S4 will also cost Php 4,999. The question is, which one of these two will you think is worth buying? Watch out for our full reviews for our expert verdict!

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Just sharing, the white background is a feature of “lollipop”… The only way to replace it without root is to use a launcher.. I am using Nova. And I am very satisfied with it. And its free. Let me know what you think. Hope this helps.

Andre, that’s usually the case kapag madilim. The sensor couldn’t keep up kasi hindi sya makakuha na available light to take a decent photo. At least, that’s the most non-technical explanation I could give you. The other readers and commenters can probably give other input.

hello it seems like the white background sa app drawer is standard sa android lollipop (seen it on cherry android one g1 and maia pad plus, the latter having near stock os and the former having stock android os)

Im using a cm flare 4. I compared it to my pantech vega r3 who have the same specs but to my astonishment mas clear ng konti yong camera ng cm flare 4 ko. Nasubukan ko na rin nagupdate ng software pero ok pa rin lahat, hindi naging white ang background nya or whatsoever. As for the unit na umiinit. Try to install an app that kills running apps or auto running apps everytime you switch on your unit. These running apps are the ones that drains your battery too fast & makes your unit get hot. Or the best thing to do is to root your mobile phone & install clean master app, in the boost section you can close all the apps that runs automatically.

hi. i have the CM Flare S4, just want to share that the battery seem to be discharging way too fast. I also own a CM Cosmos Force and it lasts significantly longer that my Flare S4. this is not an accurate estimate but it seems to drain 1% per 5mins. and this is on standby, connected to wi-fi. i have cleared all known apps that eats memory, resources and thus battery. it still drains way too fast. hope they will put a “fix” on it soon.

D6wnload an app that kills running apps or auto running apps. These running app are the ones that drains your battery so fast. Or the best thing to do is root your mobile phone & download clean master, in the boost section you can close auto running apps.

I have this annoying problem about my cm flare s4, the connectivity with WiFi is on and off(intermittent) compared to other smartphone which seems no problem.with WiFi at home . And most of the time it has a slow connection on WiFi.. PLEASE HELP